Dax J's Illusions Of Power is a militant, yet atmospherical dancefloor assault. In "Reign Of Terror", "Harry The Hatchet", "Zulu Nation" and "The Quest", Dax J flexes sinewy techno muscle in his rave-inciting idiom where the new and the old-school collide. Then in the angst-ridden "Cartagena Square" (built around field recordings from Cartagena in South America) and dreamy breakbeats of "Breaking Visions", Illusions of Power present two very different diversions from the dance. In one there is light and a sense of relief; in the other, shadowy omens of the world are massing.